Rondo, Carter-Williams among top NBA players in jersey sales

Rajon Rondo has not played a game this year and his name is regularly mentioned in trade rumors, but his No. 9 Celtics jersey remains the 14th-most popular for fans to buy.

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Posted Dec. 19, 2013 @ 10:52 am

Rajon Rondo has not played a game this year and his name is regularly mentioned in trade rumors, but his No. 9 Celtics jersey remains the 14th-most popular for fans to buy.

And Michael Carter-Williams, the Philadelphia 76ers rookie who played his high-school basketball at St. Andrew's School in Barrington, has the most popular jersey among rookies. His No. 1 jersey is the 15th most popular in the league.

The numbers are based on jersey purchases made on NBAStore.com and through adidas in the fourth quarter of this year. The league reported double-digit percentage growth in jersey sales from last year.

LeBron James remains at the top of the list of top-selling jerseys. He is followed in the top five by Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls, Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks.

Sales of Rondo jerseys exceeded those of the Celtics' departed stars, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, neither of whom were in the top 15.

Rondo has not played since Jan. 27, 2013, when he tore his ACL during a nationally televised game against the Heat.

Carter-Williams got off to a sensational start with Philadelphia, averaging 17.7 points in 15 games. He has missed the last seven games due to a bacterial infection in his right knee. He could return to the court on Friday night.